Residual Peripheral Blood CD26+ Leukemic Stem Cells in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients During TKI Therapy and During Treatment-Free Remission

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients in sustained “deep molecular response” may stop TKI treatment without disease recurrence; however, half of them lose molecular response shortly after TKI withdrawing. Well-defined eligibility criteria to predict a safe discontinuation up-front are still missin...

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Main Authors: Monica Bocchia, Anna Sicuranza, Elisabetta Abruzzese, Alessandra Iurlo, Santina Sirianni, Antonella Gozzini, Sara Galimberti, Lara Aprile, Bruno Martino, Patrizia Pregno, Federica Sorà, Giulia Alunni, Carmen Fava, Fausto Castagnetti, Luca Puccetti, Massimo Breccia, Daniele Cattaneo, Marzia Defina, Olga Mulas, Claudia Baratè, Giovanni Caocci, Simona Sica, Alessandro Gozzetti, Luigiana Luciano, Monica Crugnola, Mario Annunziata, Mario Tiribelli, Paola Pacelli, Ilaria Ferrigno, Emilio Usala, Nicola Sgherza, Gianantonio Rosti, Alberto Bosi, Donatella Raspadori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
TKI
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00194/full